The Sun. — London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. GO URGAUT). Ma.Enrroa,—For some time - past I 'have been yecustomed to read, with much attention, many -articles 'in The Morning Chronicle, which ani madvert on the application of the Alien 'Bill in the case of the French Colonel GOURGAUD ffor he is !nrt a General of the hundred days.)— In the at-ticks alluded to, that Journal .display.; its erudition to a 'Very bad pnrpose-, aid with manifest design, by openly deckling itself the Cban.pion of the BiIoNAPARTI on. In thus sup porting the cause of the Tyrant who aimed at the destruction of Great Britain, The Chron.icte lreftrS ambitious of the cbaTacter of a parricide, in declaring itself an enemy to its own country ; and that Journal, in becoming the register of all the complaints and lamentations of a faction, whose - crimes have filled Europe from end to end with misery and misfortune, cannot but lessen its credit. With what confidence must not The Chronicle appear clad in declaring it self the advocate of liberty and liberal ideas, and at the same time daily undertaking the de fence of a despotic Tyrant, whose plans have been divested of their mischievous tendency only in constvience . of his being placed under a watch ful gnard. Such Pupils and Agents of BUONA. PARTE have happily their plans paralysed by the vigilance of the British Government, but still bold their purposes, by having the columns of The Morning Chronicle opened to their communications, whether directed from Pat - is, from London, from the Strand, Leicester-square, or from la Chaussee d'.lutin. The Chronicle, previously to its undertaking the defence of Colonel GOURGAUD in such a warm and intemperate manner, should have candidly avowed its knowledge of the secret motives which influenced the determination of Government in acting as it has done with respect to Colonel GOURGAUD ; for, having a knowledge of those motives, it became an imperative duty on the part of the Paper to remain silent, as Government acts for the welfare of the Corn- triunity, and in doing so, it would be enti tled to respect for having faithfully discharged its duty by not exposing the sect et: On the other hand, were The Chronicle ignorant of .the matter, which is probable, so far as regards the reasons which made the terms of the Alien Bill apply peremptorily GOURGAUD I silence be came a still stronger duty, as things unknown are not to be defined. To censure any proceeding with out knowing the cause of action, naturally draws down on the efforts of the Speculator, who would venture to deveiop those causes, either ridicule or discredit, or brands the attempt with presump tion or stupidity ; but there are other argu ments which would inform The Chronicle why it . ought to observe a respectful and prudent silence in this ;Affair. The absolute want of information betrayed by 7'he Chronicle on thiS subject, is evident by its becoming the voluntary advocate, the quixotic de fender of NarocsoN BUONAPARTE, in taking under its sage protection the concerns of COL GOURGAUD, of thil ardent follower and private eonfidant of that Exile. Instead of blaming Mi nisters' for having made use of those powers which ra British Parliament has placed at their disposal, for the preservation of the safety and tranquillity of the Empire, the staunch Briton knows that the wooden walls of Old England are ample security against foreign injury ; but it would be curious to inquire how The Morning Chronicle would point cut the means of guarding against internal dangers and intrigues, when such Foreigners are sheltering themselves here under the national hospitality, eying been expelled from their native places, and rho systematically organize disturbance, dis order, intrigues, against a Government which bolds forth the peaceful olive to surrounding atious. The avowed organ of a faction known as despo tic, crud, vindictive, the natural enemy of Eag- Jand, who conquered, crushed, and humbled that very faction, the enlightened Morning Chronicle may maintain its character, such as it is, of defective' information ; let it still, however, yetnain the echo, the avenger of those who fled from Waterloo ; but such conduct will de ceive no person, not a single fact will come forth established from that press, save one—that The Chronicle is in no respect the friend of its country. The Alien Act is, however, only provisional in its operation, and notwithstanding the represen tations of The Chronicle, is truly the padladium of the tranquillity and prosperity of Great fiti tain, a talisman in the hands of the Ministry, tin willing, however, to exercise its power in bring ing down alarm. and confusion upon the revolu tionary spirits, whatever their badges or their country, who would eudeavour to make- the T3rltill, Capital The theatre of - their dark .desigM and dangerous intrigues. This Alien Bill terrines all Revolutionists, Jacobins, and Buonapartists, who, blinded by the desire •of veageance for past defeats and 'disgraces, have mistaken their,reveries for realities, and have indulged in the insolent hope cif making these peaceful and industrious homes, the scene of interminable confusion and disorder. If The Morning Chronicle finds reason 'to com plain that the Alien Bill has been enforced against Mr. Gouttoato, the intimate and confi dential friend of BUONAPARTe, who also is one of the vanquished Heroes of Waterloo, your Con stant Reader, who is well acquainted with the pro jects of the Bunnapartist Faction ) will maintain that if the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment has commuted any error in his ditty it is only because he has not applied the same efficacious measure to Messrs. C--, M--, D--, J --, D--, L-, and G--, and charac ters of the same description, c-. - ho remain in this country solely with a view of retaliating for the downfall of their Hydra, by the prowess of the British Arms. Here 1 beg leave to quit The Morning Chronicle in its hopeful exertions in behalf of a cause, to overturn which England has expended the treasures and the blood of her generous and gallant' sons. The only benefit arising from such a policy as that pursued by The Morning Ch'ro• nicle, will be to its shame, defeat, anti disap• pointmcnt. A CONSTANT READER. (haihani, Dec.l6, 181 E. LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT, [iVlorning, Chronicle.] The public have for some time past been kept in a stote of the greatest uncertainty with regard to the French Ministry. One day the divi sions among them, we are told, were such, that every thing like a reconciliation was im possible; and then, close upon the heels of this news, would come an account of the satisfactory adjustment of all their differences. However, all uncertainty on the subject is now removed. The whole of the Ministry, with the exception of the Duke de Richelieu, have given in their re signations, which have been accepted. [Morning Post.] There was no arrival of Paris Papers yesterday ; but private letters inform us, that an almost total change has taken place in the French Ministry, the Dac de Richelieu being the only Ment!•er of the late Cabinet retained in his Majesty's Conn eds. The immediate cause of this event is not yet accurately known, but the Election and Recruit ,ing Laws are supposed to have formed the princi pal grounds of difference. The reports are various respecting the constitution of the --new Cabinet ; and so little was known upon tile subject, that even the resignation of the Duc de Richelieu, in favour of Prince Talleyrand, appears to have been speculated upon a few hours before the de parture of these ndvices. The next arrival will probably furnish us with souse _data upon which to reason in. this respect ; till then it would be only trifling with our Readers to dwell any fur ther upon the subject. [The Times.) PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. PARIS, Dec. 26.—At last the divisions I,n the Ministry have led to,a general rtiptine. On Thurs day all the Ministers gave in their resignations, and the King accepted of them all, ►with the ex ception of that of the Duke of Richelieu, who im mediately formed a new Ministry, composed as follows :—M. Cuvier (the great n ituralist who was lately in England), the new Minister of the Interior; M. Mollien (formerly Minister of the Treasury during the reign of Buonapare, a place which he occupied even during the hundred days), Minister of Finance ; M. Simeon (Member of the Chamber of Deputies, who had been Counsellor of State under Buonaparte, and Minister of Justice in the kingdom of Westphalia), Minister of Jus tice ; M. de Villele (Member of the Chamber of Deputies), Minister of Marine ; and Count Law de Latiriston (Peer of France, Aid-de-camp of Bunnaparte, and his Ambassador at the Court of Petersburg!) during the years 1811 and 1812), Minister of War. According tothis'new arrangement, the Minis try of Police was to hare been suppressed. Yes terday, by 5 o'clock in the afternoon, all these Gentlemen had declined the places tendered them, with the exception of M. Cuvier. MM. Mollien and Simeon refused office, from a fear that/ they might be required to give their sanction to mea sures which they regard as anti-national ; and MM. de Villele and Lauriston (two Ultras) de clined to act, unless it pledge were given by their Colleagues, that they would support such modi• fications of the Laws of Election and Recruit ing as would render them more monarchical. It was easy to foresee, that a Ministry composed of such heterogeneous and discordant elements could not go on a single day ; and it is generally be lieved, that in the present state of affairs the Duke of Richelieu will not be able to form a Mi nistry which will act in concert or last for three months. In the Chamber of Peers M. de Cazes has al ready been in a minority. Joined by a party of 24 other Members, he opposed the draught of the Address, which, notwithstanding his opposition, was presented to his Majesty without amend ment. Nobody can calculate the result of this crisis in the Administration. It appears certain that the Chamber of Deputies wilt to-day refuse THE SUN. iI•LY)[ QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1818. The Pails Yelpers of Sunday last, which were due this morning, have not arrived. We yesterday stated, upon good authority, that nearly a total change in the French Ministry had suddenly taken place, with hardly an exception. Atter our Paper was put to press we learned that the only exception was the Duke of RICHELIEU. We have taken from the Morning Papers of this day, those articles which fully confirm our infor mation of yesterday, with other particulars which reached us too late to be then communicated to our Readers.—We are still at a loss to conjec ture the grounds and motives which have pro duced this extraordinary revolution in the French Cabinet, but we have little doubt that it will lead, as we have often predicted, to Revolutions of a more formidable and terrific descriptirin.—This event may be considered as a justification, in a great degree, of the arguments which we have repeatedly 'urged, in order to prove the impolicy of removing the Allied Armies' from France, be fore the Government of that Country could be established upon such principles as might give it full security in the eonriticnce of the peopli at large, so that Faction should in vain attempt to weaken the authority •of lhe Throne. The late French Ministry had certainly snewn great, weak' •ness in advising the KING to p e r m i t die 4 rettui o f those who had. been in§trumentar in mating e r supporting the dire Revolution which had die' turbed the peace of Europe, shaken it to its centre' overthrown the legitimate Possessors of several Thrones, and placed upon them the detestable re' tat ions of an execrable Usurper. Not only there' „tore ought those who voluntarily assisted in pre' ducing, but in supporting that dreadful convolsio o of Society on the Continent, but all who were 01 minions of the Usurper, promoting his vie" and propping his authority, should never har e been permitted to return into Fiauce. It won't' have been absurd to expect that such wretche could be cured of their errors. It might be naturally supposed that they would by all possible means attempt to regain situations of profit and power.—We are therefore confirmed in opiniom that the A!lied Vowels too haslily determined to withdraw their troops, and we are fully convinced that none of the Continental Potentates should yei reduce their military strength, but keep it for some time upon a footing calculated to enable them to be prepared for events, and to defend themselves anti each other .in case the Jacobiuical spirit which is so prevalent in France, and which communicat ed its contagion in some degree to every people in Europe, shall be kept under by ,the good :rose and loyalty of the majority in that and every other Stt;te. But as we have not at present full information as to the secret springs whica have produced the ex' tinction of a Ministry that appeared to posses' the confidence 'of the French Monarch, we shall suspend our observations, concluding with repeat ing our entire conviction, that this is the first fruits of that too hasty removal of those Annie , which defended France herself from the evil of domestic factions, and constituted the safeguard and protection of all Europe. We i►ave received other accounts this day front an authentic and Most respectable source, confirm.. ing the statement, that the Duke de R►cHei.ieu the only Member of the late Ministry who remains in power, and that he had been commissioned -by the Kisg of Trance to proceed immediately to the; formation of a new Cabinet. Boston Papers to the 7th instant arrived thi4 morning : (From the 13ortni. Paper of the sth.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-1 learn with plea• sure, that the reduction of the present standing Army, which many consider, in its present estete blishment, to be worse than useless, is content.. plated ; indeed it is. loudly called for by the sombre statements of 111 r. Secretary CaAwroan, By his report it will be seen, that the estimate" for the military department next year only, will exceed the enormous sum of eight millions and,. half of dollars ; vastly more than double the whole naval expence, including the annual mil lion for the gradual increase of the navy. The intention, it is said, is to retain only one Major- General (BROWN) and two Brigadiers ; but as the troops will he stationed in small bodies in remote garrisons, it may he found expedient to dispense with even these two, and make the Colonels re port direct with the Major-General at Washing ton. It is hoped by all friends to economy, that a gieat part of the present General and Medical Staff will be abolished ; they now consist of more than 120 Offices, most of which are mere sine cures : indeed those Staffs have been pronounced more than sufficient' for an army of 40,000 mew in the field. • We still have hope that something will be done on the subject of the Bankrupt Law. The Bank. bubbles excite much attention and much quaking here, and I tear it is but the commencement of the most distressing embarrassments. (From the same Paper of the Ist.) MOUILI!, OCT. 30.—8 y letters from Havannais of the 6th inst. we learn, that on the day before advises from the Court of Spain were received there through Don Urals, that the affairs of the Floridas are settled for the present, and Pensacola is to be restored positively to Spain. In conse quence of which a new Governor, Don MARIANO CALONJA, is appointed, and will sail immediately with 200 men Au garrison the place. The persons who have speculated in real estates in and about Pensacola, we are fearful, will be much injured, --r If we are not mistaken, no person under the ge neral law of Spain can legally hold a freehold unless he in some manner becomes a Spanish Subject. • INIPORTANT LAW CASE.--United States versus THOMAS•TAYLOIL-Indictment for Piracy, col]. twining five counts : The conwiettous part hitherto borne by Com. TAYLOR in the Catlilt of South American lutle4 penclt IT►►io posit case Esq. trict. in be NIT, the 1 tlay exit 3051) eel f the men Jecil Ho] legs pore WI Mr, COE exe Seen MIS gla an ( of Site ing En 810 th la W V T ti 'E it ...k• 0 - -a . 'P ti • %I ,441 ii • ii the. levying f the . 6-12ths bi the tnnttibutlon - s which Ministers has demanded. Any change which the new Ministers may propose in the law of Elections and the law of Recruiting will only give new activity to the movements of Party. — After 30 years of civil troubles, during which the overthrow of so many theories that were attempt ed to be executed, and the abolition of, so many Governments that were attempted to be establish ed, have harasssed the public mind, society can not be re-assured, but by the stable conviction that the compact on which it rests its civil order and political institutions shall be durable, and that the laws which contribute to the cowerva lion of its interests, and the maintenance of its rights, shall be faithfully executed. This convic tion alone can ensure the public tranquillity. If, on the otherband, doubts or uncertainty are again revived, social institutions and the general repose can never be consolidated. PARIS, DEC. 26.—(Afternoon.)—The crisis of the Ministry has as yet ✓ had no influence on the public funds. To-day, at the Exchange, the five per cents. are 621. 63c. Nothing is as yet decided regarding a new Ministry. Th e Duke of Riche lieu is in negociation with M. Laine to induce him to remain in the Ministry with M. tie and to prevail upon hint to accept of the IXpart ment of Marine. In this case the Ultras would triumph, and M. de Cazt-s would loSe his influ ence. I cannot give'credit to this theory.—lt 'is said that Bavaria has not acceeded to the basis of the arrangement proposed at Aix-la-Chapelle, to settle tire differences between her and Baden, and that she is determined to preserve the rights gua ranteed to her by previous treaties. Leters from Am3terdaut state, that the house of Beerenbrook, the establishment 'which* has at tracted so much notice horn the extent of its spe ciliar ions in the Government Securities of France, is at length declared in a state of insolvency.--, The ruin of this commereial house, which, though not perhaps of the first order, mainiained a very high rank at. Amsterdam, is chiefly to be ascribed to those speculations, of the magnitude of which some idea may be. formed by stating, that M. Beet - et - 11)1.0.k at one period held 4,000,000 of :odes, forming a capital of 80,000 ; 000 of francs ; and t h at every fall of one per cent, that took place in fte foods constituted a difference of more than 40,0091. sterling. M Beerenbrook has not retained any stock in his own natne tor some weeks past ; but the loss caused by the decline of the flutes daring the present Month falls on those exchange brokers who became his securi ties at the last liquidation, and will of course be enormous,—(Mid.) ' The North American Congress have, come to a resolution to inspect minutely the books of the United States Bank, and to investigate closely the whole of its proceedings, so as to ascertain whe ther the provisions of its Charter 'have or have not been violated. This in England would, per haps, he termed an illiberal and indecent proceed-, [Morning Herald.] IVe understand it i 6 in the contemplation of 'Ministers to - )roprise a very considerable reduc tion in the lii'indsor,Esrablishment, soon atter the meeting of Parliament. It is certain that the services of the greater part of his Majesty's pre sent retinue will be dispensed with early in the month of April. They have already received no tices to tt►at' effect fro►n General Taylor and Ge neral Stevens. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last INrht. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—Douglas: Young Norval, Mr. H. Kerul:le; Lady Randolph, Mrs. Glover. Atter which (3d time), Harlequin and the Dandy Glob. THEATRERGYAL, CeIVENT-GARDEN.—She Stoops to Conquer: Young Marlow, Mr. C, Keruble ; Miss Hardcastle, Miss Brunton. After which .(3d time), Harlequin Mituchausen. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT 'TWELVE tie LOCK. Bank Stock 268 26Th Bank L. Anti:.l9 15-13ths 20 per Cent. Red. .774 India Bonds 7Bs 755. pi. 3} per Cent B64k Exch. Bills. 2d... I Is. Ws. pr. 4 per Cents. .. 941 Corns. for Account......7f MAILS. DLIE-3 Waterford, 1 Guernsry and Jersey, 2 Sweden, 1 Hanthurgh. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE I'O.MORROW. Morning. 12 minutes after 5. I Evening, 37 minutes after 5.